AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business recently broke ground on a new alkoxylation facility in Ningbo, China, bringing the company's total investment in the strategic multi-site to more than €400 million.
The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $10,000 to the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas to support a new science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program for 6th- through 12th-grade students from two public all-girls schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Axalta Coating Systems announced the expansion of its global product portfolio to include manufacturers of agricultural, construction and earth-moving equipment (ACE).
Akzo Nobel N.V. reported positive volume growth and an improvement in return on sales (ROS) for the full-year 2014. Excluding incidentals, ROS was 7.5% in 2014 compared to 6.1% in 2013.
The JEC Group, an organization recognizing excellence in composite innovations, has named AkzoNobel’s Polymer Chemistry business the winner of its 2015 Innovation Award in its Resins category for AkzoNobel’s patented cure system for bio fiber reinforced composites.